BILL NUMBER: AB 1103	CHAPTERED  07/06/99

	CHAPTER   66
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   JULY 6, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   JULY 6, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   JUNE 16, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   JUNE 15, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JUNE 15, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Lempert and Reyes and Senator Sher

                        FEBRUARY 25, 1999

   An act to amend Section 1586 of the Fish and Game Code, to amend
Sections 71.4, 76.8, and 85.2 of the Harbors and Navigation Code, to
amend Section 39612 of, and to add Section 25330.6 to, the Health and
Safety Code, and to amend Section 5080.23 of, and to add Sections
5006.49 and 5080.28 to, the Public Resources Code, relating to
government, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the
urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1103, Lempert.  Government.
   (1) Existing law establishes the Upper Newport Bay Ecological
Reserve Maintenance and Preservation Fund in the State Treasury and
appropriates $200,000 annually from the General Fund to the
maintenance and preservation fund for expenditure by the Department
of Fish and Game for purposes relating to the maintenance and
preservation of the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve.
   This bill would provide that the money in that fund is
continuously appropriated to the department for purposes related to
the maintenance and preservation of the Upper Newport Bay Ecological
Reserve.
   (2) Existing law authorizes the Department of Boating and
Waterways to make loans to cities, counties, and districts for the
planning, acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, or
operation of small craft harbors and facilities in connection with
those harbors, and connecting waterways.
   This bill would require the department, to the greatest extent
possible, to adhere to customary commercial practices to ensure that
those loans are adequately secured and that they are repaid
consistent with the terms of the loan agreement.  The bill would
require the department to develop weighing and ranking criteria to
qualify and prioritize these public loans.  The bill would prohibit
loans from being made from funds appropriated in the Budget Act of
1999 for this purpose until certain requirements have been reviewed
and approved by the Department of Finance, as specified.
   (3) Existing law authorizes the Department of Boating and
Waterways to adopt regulations to implement provisions of law
governing the making of loans directly to private recreational marina
owners for the development, expansion, and improvement of boating
facilities.
   This bill would require, rather than authorize, the department to
adopt regulations and would require that the regulations include the
development of weighing and ranking criteria.  The bill would
prohibit loans from being made from funds appropriated in the Budget
Act of 1999 for this purpose until the loan approval standards have
been approved by the Department of Finance.
   (4) Under existing law, all money in the Harbors and Watercraft
Revolving Fund is required to be available, upon appropriation by the
Legislature, for expenditure by the Department of Boating and
Waterways and the Department of Parks and Recreation for specified
purposes.
   This bill would require the money also to be available, upon
appropriation by the Legislature, to the State Water Resources
Control Board for boating-related water quality regulatory
activities.
   (5) Existing law, the Carpenter-Presley-Tanner Hazardous Substance
Account Act (California Superfund), imposes liability for hazardous
substance removal or remedial actions and authorizes the use of funds
in the Department of Toxic Substances Control Account in the General
Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to pay for, among other
things, removal and remedial actions related to the release of
hazardous substances.  The act also continuously appropriates certain
funds received from a settlement agreement that are deposited in a
subaccount for removal and remedial actions at a specific site and
funds in a subaccount established by the Controller for site
operation and maintenance.
   This bill would create the Stringfellow Insurance Proceeds Account
in the State Treasury, to be administered by the Director of Toxic
Substances Control, and would require the funds recovered in
connection with the Stringfellow Superfund Site to be deposited in
the account, including any interest earned upon the money deposited
in the account.  The bill would provide that the funds deposited in
the account are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for
expenditures related to the Stringfellow Superfund Site, pursuant to
a specified agreement, and would provide for the expenditure of the
recovered funds if the agreement is terminated.  The bill would also
provide for related matters.
   (6) Existing law authorizes the State Air Resources Board to
require air pollution control districts or air quality management
districts to impose additional permit fees on nonvehicular sources
within their jurisdiction, to be expended only for the purposes of
recovering the costs of additional state programs related to
nonvehicular sources.  Under existing law, the state board is
required to submit a report to the Legislature, on or before January
1 of each year, concerning those fees.  These provisions will become
inoperative on July 1, 1999, and will be repealed on January 1, 2000.

   This bill, instead, would extend the operation of those provisions
indefinitely.  The bill would impose a state-mandated local program
by continuing the authorization to require districts to impose those
fees.
   (7) Existing law authorizes the Director of Conservation to
establish the California State Mining and Mineral Museum, by making a
collection of typical geological and mineralogical specimens, and
models, drawings, and descriptions of the mechanical appliances used
in mining and metallurigical processes and geology.
   This bill would transfer the museum, including all assets,
exhibits, and materials from the Department of Conservation to the
Department of Parks and Recreation for ownership and operation, as
provided.
   (8) Existing law, with respect to concession contracts entered
into on or after October 1, 1994, authorizes the Director of Parks
and Recreation, if the director determines that it is in the best
interests of the state, to award contracts authorizing occupancy of
any portion of the state park system for a period of more than 2
years, to the best responsible person or entity submitting a
proposal, subject to specified conditions.  Existing law, for
purposes of those provisions, defines the phrase "best responsible
person or entity submitting a proposal" to mean the person or entity
submitting a proposal, as determined by specific standards
established by the department, that will operate the concession in
the best interests of the state and the public.
   This bill would specify that the department's standards for "best
responsible person or entity submitting a proposal" require that the
person or entity submitting a proposal demonstrate a history of
compliance with applicable federal and state labor laws, including
laws relating to wages, hours, and working conditions, and the right
of employees to organize and participate in collective bargaining.
   The bill would provide that, notwithstanding the prescribed
bidding process, the department may negotiate an agreement of up to 2
years duration to extend the hotel concession contract in existence
on January 1, 1999, for the Columbia State Park.
   (9) Prior Budget Acts have authorized the expenditure of funds for
the operation and support of the Department of Parks and Recreation,
and the California Conservation Corps.
   This bill would prescribe procedures for the operation and funding
of the department and the corps during the 1999-2000 fiscal year, as
specified, and would prescribe related matters.
  (10) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state.  Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement, including the creation of a State Mandates Claims Fund
to pay the costs of mandates that do not exceed $1,000,000 statewide
and other procedures for claims whose statewide costs exceed
$1,000,000.
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.
   (11) This  bill would declare that it is to take effect
immediately as an urgency statute.
   Appropriation:  yes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 1586 of the Fish and Game Code is amended to
read:
   1586.  The Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve Maintenance and
Preservation Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury.
Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in
the fund is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal
years, to the department for purposes related to the maintenance and
preservation of the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve.
  SEC. 2.  Section 71.4 of the Harbors and Navigation Code is amended
to read:
   71.4.  (a) The department, subject to the approval of the
Legislature in accordance with Section 85.2, may make loans to
cities, counties, or districts having power to acquire, construct,
and operate small craft harbors, for the planning, acquisition,
construction, improvement, maintenance, or operation of small craft
harbors and facilities in connection therewith, and connecting
waterways, if the department finds that the project is feasible.
   (b) The department shall establish, by rules and regulations,
policies and standards to be followed in making loans pursuant to
this section so as to further the proper development and maintenance
of a statewide system of small craft harbors and connecting
waterways.  To the greatest extent possible, the department shall
adhere to customary commercial practices to ensure that loans made
pursuant to this section are adequately secured and that the loans
are repaid consistent with the terms of the loan agreement.  Any
rules and regulations may include policies and standards for
restrooms, vessel pumpout facilities, oil recycling facilities, and
receptacles for the purpose of separating, reusing, or recycling all
solid waste materials.
   (c) The department shall develop weighing and ranking criteria to
qualify and prioritize the public loans.
   (d) Any such loan shall be repaid as provided in Section 70.
   (e) Rates to be charged for the use of the boating facilities
shall be established by the city, county, or district, subject to the
approval of the department, in every loan contract.  The department
shall concern itself with the rates charged only as prescribed in
Section 71.8.  The rates set shall be based on a monthly berthing
charge.
   The department shall monitor these rates to ensure that the
berthing charges are reasonable and not exorbitant.
   (f) The department shall submit any project for which it
recommends any loan be made to the Governor for inclusion in the
Budget Bill.
   (g) No loans shall be made to cities, counties, or districts
pursuant to this article from funds appropriated in the Budget Act of
1999 for the purposes of this section until the practices and
criteria described in subdivisions (b) and (c) have been reviewed and
approved by the Department of Finance.  Any subsequent changes to
those practices and criteria shall also be approved by the Department
of Finance.
  SEC. 3.  Section 76.8 of the Harbors and Navigation Code is amended
to read:
   76.8.  The department shall adopt regulations to implement or make
this article more specific, including standards for the approval of
loans, which shall include, but not be limited to, definitions of
collateral, standards for the payment of loans, weighing and ranking
criteria to qualify and prioritize the loans,  and the form of
documents to be used to evidence loans.  The purpose of the
regulations shall be to ensure that loans made under this article
conform with customary commercial practices.  No loans shall be made
pursuant to this article from funds appropriated in the Budget Act of
1999 until the loan approval standards have been approved by the
Department of Finance.  Any subsequent changes to the loan approval
standards shall also be approved by the Department of Finance.
  SEC. 4.  Section 85.2 of the Harbors and Navigation Code is amended
to read:
   85.2.  (a) All money in the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund
shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for
expenditure by the department for boating facilities development,
boating safety, and boating regulation programs, and for the purposes
of Section 656.4, including refunds, and for expenditure for
construction of small craft harbor and boating facilities planned,
designed, and constructed by the department, as specified in
subdivision (c) of Section 50, at sites owned or under the control of
the state.
   (b) (1) The money in the fund shall also be available, upon
appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Parks and
Recreation for the operation and maintenance of units of the state
park system that have boating-related activities.  Funds appropriated
to the Department of Parks and Recreation may also be used for
boating safety and enforcement programs for waters under its
jurisdiction.
   (2) Notwithstanding Section 7550.5 of the Government Code, the
Department of Parks and Recreation shall submit to the Legislature,
on or before January 1 of each year, a report describing the
allocation and expenditure of funds made available to the Department
of Parks and Recreation from the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving
Fund and from the Motor Vehicle Fuel Account in the Transportation
Tax Fund attributable to taxes imposed on the distribution of motor
vehicle fuel used or usable in propelling vessels during the previous
fiscal year.  The report shall list the special project or use,
project location, amount of money allocated or expended, the source
of funds allocated or expended, and the relation of the project or
use to boating activities.
   (c) The money in the fund shall also be available, upon
appropriation by the Legislature, to the State Water Resources
Control Board for boating-related water quality regulatory
activities.
  SEC. 5.  Section 25330.6 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to
read:
   25330.6.  (a) The Stringfellow Insurance Proceeds Account is
hereby created in the State Treasury and shall be administered by the
director.  Notwithstanding Sections 25330.4 and 25330.5, all of the
following funds shall be deposited in the account:
   (1) Any funds recovered in connection with the Stringfellow
Superfund Site in Riverside County from insurers who issued liability
policies to the state.
   (2) Notwithstanding Section 16305.7 of the Government Code, any
interest earned upon the money deposited in the account.
   (b) The funds deposited in the account are available for
expenditure, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for activities
related to the Stringfellow Superfund Site to fulfill the terms and
conditions set forth in the December 1998 Stringfellow Site Agreement
entered into by the state and the participating defendants, as
defined in the agreement, to the extent any portion of the agreement
remains in force and effect.
   (c) If the Stringfellow Site Agreement is terminated, any funds
recovered from insurers received after the termination of the
agreement shall be available for expenditure, upon appropriation by
the Legislature, for activities related to the Stringfellow Superfund
Site to fulfill any court order, settlement, or other legal
obligation and to pay the cost of all actions taken by the state in
response to the release of hazardous substances at the Stringfellow
Superfund Site.
   (d) Funds in the account appropriated by the Legislature for
contract costs for investigation, removal, remedial, or operation and
maintenance activities at the Stringfellow Superfund Site are
available for encumbrance for three fiscal years, including the
fiscal year in which the funds are appropriated, and are available
for disbursement in liquidation of encumbrances pursuant to Section
16304.1 of the Government Code.
  SEC. 6.  Section 39612 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to
read:
   39612.  (a) In addition to funds that may be appropriated by the
Legislature to the state board to carry out the additional
responsibilities and to undertake necessary technical studies
required by this chapter, the state board may require districts to
impose additional permit fees on nonvehicular sources within their
jurisdiction.
   (b) The permit fees imposed pursuant to this section shall be
expended only for the purposes of recovering costs of additional
state programs related to nonvehicular sources.  Priority for
expenditure of permit fees collected pursuant to this section shall
be given to all of the following activities:
   (1) Identifying air quality-related indicators that may be used to
measure or estimate progress in the attainment of state ambient air
standards pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 39607.
   (2) Establishing a uniform methodology for assessing population
exposure to air pollutants pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section
39607.
   (3) Updating the emission inventory pursuant to Section 39607.3,
including emissions that cause or contribute to the nonattainment of
federal ambient air standards.
   (4) Identifying, assessing, and establishing the mitigation
requirements for the effects of interbasin transport of air
pollutants pursuant to Section 39610.
   (5) Updating the state board's guidance to districts on ranking
control measures for stationary sources based upon the cost
effectiveness of those measures in reducing air pollution.
   (c) The permit fees imposed pursuant to this section shall be
collected from nonvehicular sources that are authorized by district
permits to emit 500 tons or more per year of any nonattainment
pollutant or its precursors.
   (d) The permit fees collected by a district pursuant to this
section, after deducting the administrative costs to the district of
collecting the fees, shall be transmitted to the Controller for
deposit in the Air Pollution Control Fund.
   (e) The total amount of funds collected by fees imposed pursuant
to this section, exclusive of district administrative costs, shall
not exceed three million dollars ($3,000,000) in any fiscal year.
   (f) On or before January 1 of each year, the state board shall
report to the Governor and the Legislature on the expenditure of
permit fees collected pursuant to this section.  The report shall
include a report on the status of implementation of the programs
prioritized for funding pursuant to subdivision (b).
  SEC. 7.  Section 5006.49 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   5006.49.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
California State Mining and Mineral Museum located in the City of
Mariposa, including all assets, exhibits, and materials, shall be
transferred from the Department of Conservation to the Department of
Parks and Recreation for ownership and operation in accordance with
the Department of Parks and Recreation's rules, regulations, and
guidelines regarding ownership of state parks.  All proceeds from the
operation of the museum shall accrue to the Department of Parks and
Recreation.
  SEC. 8.  Section 5080.23 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   5080.23.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article,
with respect to concession contracts entered into on and after
October 1, 1994, if the director determines that it is in the best
interests of the state, the director may, upon giving notice to the
State Parks and Recreation Commission, in lieu of the process for
awarding contracts otherwise prescribed in this article, award
contracts authorizing occupancy of any portion of the state park
system for a period of more than two years to the best responsible
person or entity submitting a proposal for a concession contract.
   (b) For any concession contract authorizing occupancy by the
concessionaire for a period of more than two years of any portion of
the state park system that is entered into pursuant to this section,
the department shall prepare a request for proposal, which shall
include the terms and conditions of the concession sufficient to
enable a person or entity to submit a proposal for the operation of
the concession on the basis of the best benefit to the state.
Proposals shall be completed only on the basis of the request for
proposal.
   (c) Any concession contract entered into pursuant to this section
that is expected to involve a total investment or gross sales in
excess of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) shall comply with
the requirements for entry into contract that are set forth in
Section 5080.20.
   (d) For purposes of this section, "best responsible person or
entity submitting a proposal" means the person or entity submitting a
proposal, as determined by specific standards established by the
department, that will operate the concession in the best interests of
the state and the public.  The department's standards for "best
responsible person or entity submitting a proposal" shall require the
person or entity submitting a proposal to demonstrate a history of
compliance with applicable federal or state labor laws, including,
but not limited to, laws relating to wages, hours, and working
conditions, and the right of employees to organize and participate in
collective bargaining.
  SEC. 9.  Section 5080.28 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   5080.28.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
department may negotiate an agreement of up to two years duration to
extend the hotel concession contract in existence on January 1, 1999,
for the Columbia State Park.  Upon termination of the extension
agreement, the concession shall be put out to bid in accordance with
the bidding requirements of this article.
  SEC. 10.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Department of Parks and Recreation may do either of the following:
   (1) Exercise the same authority granted to the Division of the
State Architect and the Real Estate Services Division in the
Department of General Services to acquire, plan, design, construct,
and administer contracts and professional services.
   (2) Permit the Prison Industry Authority (PIA) to participate as a
competitive bidder rather than as the sole source with regard to
contracts and services.
   (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of
Parks and Recreation, or the director's designee, in lieu of the
Director of Finance, may carry out subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) of
Section 31.00 of the Budget Act of 1999.
   (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 948 and Section 965
of the Government Code, the Director of Parks and Recreation, or the
director's designee, in lieu of the Director of Finance, may certify
funds for payment of all legal settlements, Board of Control claims,
judgments, and tort claims for which the Department of Parks and
Recreation already has sufficient expenditure authority and funds
without the need for an augmentation.
   (d) Notwithstanding Section 11032 of the Government Code, the
Director of Parks and Recreation, or the director's designee, may
authorize its officers and employees to travel outside the state or
county without approval by any other agency, and the funds
appropriated to the Department of Parks and Recreation by the Budget
Act of 1999 may be used for this purpose.
   (e) (1) Notwithstanding Sections 8647, 11005, and 11005.1 of the
Government Code and Section 5079.12 of the Public Resources Code, the
Department of Parks and Recreation may accept gifts and donations of
personal and real property without approval by the Director of
Finance.  The Department of Parks and Recreation shall bear any costs
associated with the acceptance of those gifts and donations, and the
funds appropriated to the department by the Budget Act of 1999 may
be used for this purpose.  The Department of Parks and Recreation may
not certify the value of any gift or donation of real property
without its own appraisal.  Upon receipt of any gift or donation of
real property, the Department of Parks and Recreation shall certify
to the Department of Finance, in writing, all of the following:
   (A) The gift or donated property will have minimal impact on the
department's operation and maintenance costs and the department will
absorb the costs within its existing budget.
   (B) The gift or donated property is adjacent to an existing park.

   (C) The gift or donated property promotes park purposes.
   (D) The gift or donated property has no indications or history of
environmental hazards or contamination.
   (E) There are no lawsuits pending concerning the property and
clear title is a condition of the gift or donation acceptance.
   (F) The gift or donated property has an estimated value of less
than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).
   (G) There are no provisions that will restrict the department from
divesting title to the gift or donated property.
   (H) There are no structures on the gift or donated property or
that any structures on the property will be razed.
   (2) If any of the real property gift or donation criteria
specified in paragraph (1) are not met, the Department of Parks and
Recreation shall submit the real property gift or donation to the
Department of Finance for approval.  Any gifts and donations that
will require future budget change proposals shall be submitted to the
Department of Finance for approval.
   (3) The Department of Finance shall continue to approve projects
pursuant to Section 5079.12 of the Public Resources Code.
   (f) Notwithstanding Section 12439 of the Government Code, the
Department of Parks and Recreation is exempt from the provisions that
abolish, effective July 1, any positions that are vacant
continuously during the period between October 1 and June 30 of the
preceding fiscal year.
   (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of
Parks and Recreation, or the director's designee, in lieu of the
Director of Finance, may approve Budget Revision, Standard Form 26.
   (h) The Director of Parks and Recreation, or the director's
designee, in lieu of the Director of Finance, may carry out Section
16304.1 of the Government Code as it relates to the reversion of
undisbursed balances and payment of unpaid encumbrances of the
Department of Parks and Recreation.
   (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of
Parks and Recreation, or the director's designee, in lieu of the
Director of Finance, may approve Department of General Services' Form
22's, Form 220's and the Return of Funds Documents, provided that
the Department of Parks and Recreation has the following approved
forms for the related phase or activity--DF14D or DPR18 (Capital
Outlay) or DPR11 (Support)--or the support project has been included
in the annual deferred maintenance plan.
   (j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of
Parks and Recreation may prepay vendors for noncapital outlay
expenditures if it is cost beneficial to the Department of Parks and
Recreation.  In the event the Department of Parks and Recreation
incurs any losses due to the prepayment of vendors, the department
shall report losses to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, to the
appropriate fiscal committees of the Legislature, and to the
Department of Finance.
  SEC. 11.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 11032 of the Government Code,
the California Conservation Corps may authorize its officers and
employees to travel outside the state without approval by any other
agency, and the funds appropriated to the corps by the Budget Act of
1999 may be used for this purpose.
   (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of
the California Conservation Corps, or the director's designee, in
lieu of the Director of Finance, may carry out subdivisions (b), (c),
and (d) of Section 31.00 of the Budget Act of 1999.  The California
Conservation Corps shall report to the Department of Finance and the
Legislature on a quarterly basis regarding actions taken pursuant to
this authority.
   (c) Notwithstanding Sections 8647, 11005, and 11005.1 of the
Government Code, the California Conservation Corps may accept gifts
and donations of personal property without approval by the Director
of Finance.  The California Conservation Corps shall bear any costs
associated with the acceptance of those gifts and donations, and the
funds appropriated to the corps by the Budget Act of 1999 may be used
for this purpose.
   (d) Notwithstanding Section 19080.3 of the Government Code, the
California Conservation Corps may make limited-term appointments, not
exceeding a period of four years for any appointment, without the
review or approval of the State Personnel Board, and the funds
appropriated to the corps by the Budget Act of 1999 may be used for
this purpose.
   (e) Notwithstanding Section 2807 of the Penal Code, the California
Conservation Corps may procure corpsmember-related goods and
services from the private sector, and the funds appropriated to the
corps by the Budget Act of 1999 may be used for this purpose.
Notwithstanding this grant of authority, the California Conservation
Corps shall contract with the Prison Industry Authority for this
purpose if the latter is able to meet the cost, quality, and time
requirements established by the California Conservation Corps for the
goods or services.
   (f) Notwithstanding Sections 13332.06 and 14669 of the Government
Code, and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 14825) and Chapter 6.5
(commencing with Section 14835) of Part 5.5 of Division 3 of Title 2
of the Government Code, and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section
10100), Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290), and Chapter 3
(commencing with Section 12100) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public
Contract Code, the California Conservation Corps may execute
contracts, procure all goods and services, including any fleet needs
within 60 days or less, and negotiate all lease agreements for
office, warehouse, and other appropriate facilities without review or
approval by the Department of General Services and pursuant to
methods and procedures other than those set forth in the State
Administrative Manual, and funds appropriated to the corps by the
Budget Act of 1999 may be used for this purpose.  The authority with
regard to lease agreements set forth in this provision does not alter
the authority or responsibilities of the Department of General
Services concerning the consolidation of offices in the Sacramento
Metropolitan Area or the consolidation plans for other metropolitan
areas.
   (g) Notwithstanding Sections 14931 and 14931.1 of the Government
Code, and Part 6.5 (commencing with Section 15250) of Division 3 of
Title 2 of the Government Code, the California Conservation Corps may
purchase electronic data processing and telecommunications goods and
services, not exceeding one million dollars ($1,000,000) for any one
procurement, without the requirement of review or approval by the
Department of General Services and pursuant to methods and procedures
other than those set forth in the State Administrative Manual, and
the funds appropriated to the corps by the Budget Act of 1999 may be
used for this purpose.  The California Conservation Corps shall
continue to use the Department of General Services CALNET, except
that if the department is unable to provide the information and
maintenance required for the California Conservation Corps' statewide
data base network on a cost-competitive and timely basis, the
California Conservation Corps shall be exempt from any restrictions
relating to CALNET that are imposed by the Office of
Telecommunications of the Department of General Services.
   (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of
the California Conservation Corps may prepay vendors for noncapital
outlay expenditures if it is cost beneficial to the corps.  In the
event that the California Conservation Corps incurs any losses due to
the prepayment of vendors, the corps shall report those losses to
the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, to the appropriate fiscal
committees of the Legislature, and to the Department of Finance.
   (i) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 948 and Section 965
of the Government Code, the Director of the California Conservation
Corps, or the director's designee, in lieu of the Director of
Finance, may certify funds for payment of all legal settlements,
State Board of Control claims, judgments, and tort claims for which
the California Conservation Corps already has sufficient expenditure
authority and funds without the need for an augmentation.
   (j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of
the California Conservation Corps, or the director's designee, in
lieu of the Director of Finance, is authorized to approve Budget
Revision, Standard Form 26.
   (k) Notwithstanding Section 12439 of the Government Code, the
California Conservation Corps is exempt from the provisions that
abolish, effective July 1, any positions that were vacant
continuously during the period between October 1 and June 30 of the
preceding year.
  SEC. 12.  Section 10 of this act shall become inoperative on June
30, 2000, and as of January 1, 2001, is repealed, unless a later
enacted statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2001,
deletes or extends the dates on which that section becomes
inoperative and is repealed.
  SEC. 13.  Section 11 of this act shall become inoperative on June
30, 2000, and as of January 1, 2001, is repealed, unless a later
enacted statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2001,
deletes or extends the dates on which that section becomes
inoperative and is repealed.
  SEC. 14.  Notwithstanding Section 17610 of the Government Code, if
the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains
costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and
school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7
(commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the
Government Code.  If the statewide cost of the claim for
reimbursement does not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000),
reimbursement shall be made from the State Mandates Claims Fund.
  SEC. 15.  This act is an urgency statute necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within
the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into
immediate effect.  The facts constituting the necessity are:
   In order to make statutory changes necessary to implement the
Budget Act of 1999 as soon as possible, it is necessary that this act
take effect immediately.
